UK sees shift in migration trend

More European migrants, from countries including Poland and the Czech Republic, are leaving the UK than arriving, Home Office figures show.
source: BBC
url: http://www.visalogic.net/uk-sees-shift-in-migration-trend_2010_5_news.aspx?y=2010&m=5&newsID=1587

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Bogus Marriage Operation Uncovered

An illegal marriage operation run by a Government-licensed immigration adviser has been uncovered by a Sky News investigation.
source: Sky News
url: http://www.visalogic.net/bogus-marriage-operation-uncovered_2010_5_news.aspx?y=2010&m=5&newsID=1586

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Big OE back on the menu

The Great OE is back on. So don your backpack and jump on a plane.
That''s the news from London-based recruitment guru Robert Walters who made a flying visit to New Zealand last month.
source: NZ Herald
url: http://www.visalogic.net/big-oe-back-on-the-menu_2010_5_news.aspx?y=2010&m=5&newsID=1585

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UK needs flexible immigration to lure talent

As the political dust kicked up by the election settles and the financial reform agenda takes shape, it is clear that the City lies at a crossroads.
Although we wish to ensure the UK remains home to a world-leading financial services sector, and an excellent place to work and live for future generations, there is no point disguising how difficult this will be.
source: City AM
url: http://www.visalogic.net/uk-needs-flexible-immigration-to-lure-talent_2010_5_news.aspx?y=2010&m=5&newsID=1584

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Population and immigration undercounted

A revision of the way migration statistics are collated has found there were 15,000 more people living in the UK in 2008 than previously thought.
source: Telegraph
url: http://www.visalogic.net/population-and-immigration-undercounted_2010_5_news.aspx?y=2010&m=5&newsID=1583

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Bogus students facing global crackdown

"Unscrupulous" recruitment agents who bring bogus overseas students into the UK are being targeted in an international initiative.
source: BBC
url: http://www.visalogic.net/bogus-students-facing-global-crackdown_2010_5_news.aspx?y=2010&m=5&newsID=1582

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Aussie workers face UK visa threat if Tories win election

Thousands of Australians could have their hopes of working in Britain dashed if the Conservative Party wins today''s general election.
David Cameron''s Conservatives have promised to halve net immigration to Britain, largely through putting a new cap on the number of non-European workers allowed into the country.
source: Herald Sun
url: http://www.visalogic.net/aussie-workers-face-uk-visa-threat-if-tories-win-election_2010_5_news.aspx?y=2010&m=5&newsID=1581

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